This view was repeated in a statement on the organiser's website that claimed there was a "lack of infrastructure, poor planning, risk management and blatant disregard" for the safety of the expected 10,000 attendees.

"We foresee a possible humanitarian disaster in the works, and we can't participate in any capacity at this point," they wrote.

"We just don't want anyone to get injured or stuck in the middle of the desert," they added.

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The festival was due to take place in the small town of Rachel, Nevada

So it's clearly off?

The official event isn't going ahead.

But Connie West, a bar owner in the town who signed up as a key partner, says a festival is "still happening".